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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
359 AM SST FRI MAY 15 2020
...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM A NEARBY EARTHQUAKE...
AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.2 OCCURRED
ABOUT 168 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPOLU ISLAND AT 349 AM SST ON
FRIDAY MAY 15 2020.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.
* SOME AREAS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONG SHAKING.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION IF YOU ARE NEAR OR
IN THE OCEAN. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 6.2
* ORIGIN TIME 349 AM SST MAY 15 2020
* COORDINATES 16.2 SOUTH 172.9 WEST
* DEPTH 26 MILES
* LOCATION ABOUT 168 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UPOLU ISLAND
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.
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